Mark Gibbs
Hello BP members
Hi everyone, newbie to bigger pockets here. My name is Mark Gibbs, reaching out from Seattle, Washington. I've been involved with real estate construction and investing for about 14 years. Stepped away for a while to...
Jon Swift
First rental, person wants short term lease & pay more
I'm currently rehabbing a house to move to and plan to rent out my old house. I was planning on only doing leases for a year at a time but someone wants to rent the house for 3-6 months and said they are willing to pa...
Amanda Dallman
Wenatchee, WA is BOOMING (and no one is talking about it)
Wenatchee is located in central Washington on the Columbia River and has been known as Washington State's energy hub. Large corporations are starting to take notice. Now is the time to be investing in Wenatchee, Washi...
Frank Rodz
High income earner with rental properties, pay off mortgage(s)?
My AGI is over 400K and am ~10 yrs from retirementBought a home 2 yrs ago, which is currently with 400k loan at 3.75% for 30 yrs and second loan as a line of credit with 122k at 6.24Have two rentals bought about 9 an...
Travis Smith
Using real estate for tax purposes only
Age 56 and retiring from farming and I’ve been very good at avoiding income taxes with depreciation and business expenses. But I will have over a million in pure gross income coming in 25. Plus I may also sell some ...
Chris Cox
Long time learner - jumping in!
Hi Everyone - I've been a long time learner on the sidelines of the BiggerPockets community. My wife and I have jumped in and invested in two separate STR properties in the Blue Ridge area. We're in the process of get...
Billy Mcavoy
Paying down additional principal each month
I’m a first time home buyer and looking for some advice. I purchased a condo in December 2020 (in DC) and currently live in my unit. I’m moving to NYC in mid May and will be renting out my DC condo around June 1st. I...
Jen Faulkner
Cancel a Showing for Caller #1 if Someone Else Qualifies First?
I've been a landlord for seven years, but I'm just curious about what the rest of you do. I always feel a little uncomfortable in this case. Okay, let's say today is Tuesday. You talk to Person #1 on the phone, pre...
Seth Hochberg
Best Way to Pull My Money From Retirement Accounts
I'm new to the real estate game, and I'm making a hard pivot in my financial strategy on where to allocate my money. All my life, my financial aspirations have been to max out my retirement accounts, but now I am tryi...
James Honeycutt
Sold my first rental property, huge profit, next step?
5 years ago I purchased my first home using the VA loan (no money down). Lived there for a year, then rented it out for 5 years. The market in Colorado Springs, CO skyrocketed so I sold it. I now have, after taxes,...